Lahey Cancer Institute
Clinical experts of Lahey Cancer Institute offer research, training and education in addition to personalized patient care using advanced treatments at locations convenient to you.
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Personalized Therapy Tailored to You
At Lahey Clinic, we know that no two people — and no two cancers — are the same. We believe that every person deserves a unique approach to treatment. That’s why we personalize your care plan to the cancer type and to your unique health needs, lifestyle and preferences.
The personalized care options at Lahey use breakthroughs in genomic testing, precision treatment and other scientific advances. We tailor your treatment plan and offer you as many options as possible.
Cancer-Specific Focus for Advanced Treatment
Lahey cancer programs focus on a specific cancer site. That means each of our cancer teams specializes in a specific type of cancer. Gathering specialists from different areas of medicine ensures you get complete, whole-body care.
For decades, Lahey has earned the trust of families who have faced — and survived — cancer. We offer the latest and most effective treatment options.
Each care team includes experts from:
- Surgery
- Other medical specialties, as needed, such as:
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Support Services
To ensure you receive the highest standard of care, the Lahey cancer care teams are supported by:
- Access to innovative treatments through cancer clinical trials.
- Advanced imaging and pathology services to diagnose, stage, plan treatment and monitor your progress.
- State-of-the-art tools and procedures.
- Personalized treatment options.
- Cancer rehabilitation teams.
All of these benefits add up to what’s most important to you: getting back on your feet after the right care, right here close to home.
A Nurse Navigator by Your Side
When you come to Lahey for cancer care, you’ll have a personal nurse navigator to answer questions, coordinate care, manage appointment scheduling and more. Your navigator will be at your side throughout your time with us. They are a resource for anything you need related to your treatment and care.
Supportive Care and Survivorship
To help you enjoy the best quality of life possible, we meet your needs holistically — addressing the mind, body and spirit. To help you manage symptoms or side effects of treatment, we also provide these supportive care services:
- Behavioral health
- Nutrition support
- Peer support groups
- Wellness programs and classes
Cancer Tumor Boards
What’s a Tumor Board?
When people sit together, sharing thoughts and ideas, they can solve challenges more efficiently. That’s the concept behind tumor boards.
The National Cancer Institute defines a tumor board as a treatment planning approach in which doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options. In cancer treatment, a tumor board review may include:
- Medical oncologist (provides cancer treatment with drugs)
- Surgical oncologist (provides cancer treatment with surgery)
- Radiation oncologist (provides cancer treatment with radiation)
Lahey’s Cancer Tumor Boards
Our tumor boards meet weekly or monthly to review new cancer cases as well as complex established cases. At Lahey, when you are newly diagnosed, our personalized care starts with an evaluation and treatment plan by the tumor board specializing in your particular type of cancer.
The tumor board considers your treatment options, taking into account:
- Genetic makeup of your tumor
- Lab work, pathology reports and other relevant medical information
- Personal goals
- Radiology results
- Support services you may need
- Your other medical conditions
- Other factors, as appropriate
If you need urgent care, we may schedule your treatment for as early as the next day.
We also present monthly, quarterly and biannual conferences so our providers stay up to date on the latest cancer findings, trends and treatments.
Benefits of Our Cancer-Specific Tumor Boards
Many other hospitals have generic tumor boards that discuss many different types of cancer. But at Lahey, we believe the best treatment plans come from clinicians experienced in specific cancers. These experts know how best to approach treatment for your type of cancer.
We have cancer-specific tumor boards for:
- Blood cancers
- Brain cancer
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal (GI) cancers
- Genitourinary cancer
- Gynecologic cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer and other cancers of the chest
- Sarcoma
Our experts discuss and plan for your course of treatment and decide what other specialists should be involved. The goal is coordinated care and a fast path to the right treatment. This approach gives you the best chance at a high quality of life afterward.
Our experts have experience treating the rarest forms of cancer as well as the most common cancers.
